Velankudi Nagarathar Clan Temple

A well-known village guardian (Ayyanar) temple at Kothari near Pallathur, about 6 km from Karaikudi in the Chettinad region. It is regarded as one of the oldest Ayyanar temples in Chettinad, where the folk deity is worshipped as Solai Valartha Ayyanar (Solai Andavar). Such Ayyanar shrines traditionally serve as protective boundary deities for the surrounding villages.

Pallathur is one of the atmospheric Chettinad villages near Karaikudi, its old streets flanked by large ornate Nagarathar (Chettiar) mansions built during the community's early-20th-century trading prosperity. It is part of the Chettinad heritage circuit famed for pillared courtyards, Athangudi tiles and Burma-teak woodwork. Several of its mansions have been conserved as heritage properties.

A grand early-20th-century Chettinad mansion built by the Krishnappa Chettiar family in the village of Kadiapatti, since restored as a heritage property. It exemplifies the opulent Nagarathar architectural style with courtyards, carved columns, imported tiles and decorative plasterwork. Kadiapatti is one of the quieter Chettinad villages notable for its cluster of old mansions.

One of the nine ancestral clan (Nagara) temples of the Chettinad Nagarathar community, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Traditionally attributed to Pandya-era patronage, it is the clan temple of one exogamous section of the Nattukottai Chettiars. It forms part of the customary circuit of the nine Nagarathar temples in Sivaganga district.

One of the nine ancestral clan (Nagara) temples of the Chettinad Nagarathar community, all dedicated to Lord Shiva and traditionally attributed to Pandya-era foundation. Mathur is one of only two of the nine temples (with Ilayathangudi) that has internal divisions (pirivu), and it enshrines the guardian deity Ananda Muneeswarar. Marriage rules among the Nagarathar are structured around membership of these clan temples.

A famed Chettinad mansion in Karaikudi popularly nicknamed the 'Thousand Windows House' for its rows of louvred windows and doors along its long facade.

A landmark private Nagarathar residence in Kanadukathan. Reaching the property does not guarantee interior access; confirm permission with its owner.

A memorial mandapam at Sirukoodalpatti near Karaikudi honouring Kannadasan, the celebrated 20th-century Tamil poet and film lyricist known as 'Kaviarasu' (King of Poets), who hailed from this region. It commemorates one of Tamil Nadu's most beloved literary figures. The memorial is listed among the district's official places of interest.

A grand Chettinad mansion in Athangudi village noted for its ornate facade and the handmade Athangudi tile flooring produced locally.

One of the nine Nagarathar clan temples of Chettinad, located at Iraniyur near Keelasivalpatti, about 25 km from Karaikudi on the Pillaiyarpatti road. The Shiva temple carries stone inscriptions dating back to the 16th century recording royal grants and community endowments. It serves as the ancestral temple of one section of the Nattukottai Chettiar community.

A living hill-and-cave Murugan temple at Kundrakudi, outside Karaikudi town.

A Shiva temple at Kottaiyur village in the Chettinad belt, known locally for its gopuram and traditional Dravidian temple architecture.